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Beverly Cleary, Legendary Children's Author Who Quietly Revolutionized Kid Lit, Dies at 104

"She often credited one young library patron for launching her literary career after the boy stubbornly lamented––as she once did––that he couldn’t find any books about kids 'like us'."

Take a Lesson from the Persistence of the Founder of Modern Thanksgiving

by William Lambers

Sarah Josepha Hale pushed Abraham Lincoln to declare a national Thanksgiving holiday as a day to seek healing and unity. Fighting to end hunger is a way to recommit to the spirit of the holiday.

Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers's "They Were Her Property" Praised in New York Times

Her New Book Speaks Plainly About the Large Role White Women Played in Perpetuating Slavery.

How to Write a Book Dedication

by Vaughn Davis Bornet

Image via Shutterstock.Let’s fantasize for a moment. That book draft, the one calling on you to sacrifice so much, is on the verge of being finished. Hooray! But wait:  shouldn’t there be a dedication -- to somebody or something? Researching and writing it was a highly personal act; nobody would blame you if you think, “The act of creation is mine -- all mine." The moment is one for euphoria! Every author owes a debt to somebody. ... If you believe the final product turned out, well, brilliantly, maybe it’s dedication time.